Abstract:
This study was to investigate the groups of children and youth within the Juvenile Vocational Training Centre by conducting a cross-sectional descriptive study to learn more about mental health, self-esteem, including the related factors of mental health and self-esteem among 52 male juveniles in Ban Kanchanaphisek Juvenile Vocational Training Center. The pertinent data employed in the study comprise of forms for general information, psychological well-being, and self-esteem assessments, and they were analyzed by descriptive and inferential statistics. Nevertheless, the study result indicates that most of the samples have moderate levels of psychological well-being and self-esteem at 48.1% and 65.5% respectively. The psychological well-being score significantly and positively correlates with the self-esteem score (r=.740, p<0.01), and the role model factor is significantly linked to the subjects psychological well-being (p<0.05). There is still, through Logistic regression analysis, a statistical significance in predicting the level of psychological well-being (ß=-1.402, p<0.05), but the related factor to self-esteem was unfound in the current study. The results of this study can potentially be employed as a guide to steer and promote an enhanced level of psychological well-being and selfesteem among children and juveniles at the juvenile vocational training centre in the future.